Life How many permanent work spaces have you had?

**Rain Man** · 02-28-2012, 12:45 PM

We're about to move offices, and it got me thinking. Counting only full-time jobs you've had since age 18 (i.e, jobs that weren't "temporary" in your mind), how many different work spaces have you had?

I started my career in 1986, and I think this is my history.

Job 1
1986 - Sat in a bullpen in Office Building 1
1987-1988 - Sat in a bullpen in Office Building 2
1989-1991 - Sat in a four-person cubicle in Building 3

Grad School
1992 - No office

Job 2
1993 - Private office in Building 4
1994 - Office in Building 5
1995 - Office with slightly better location in Building 5
1996 - Office with slightly better location in Building 5
1997 - Slightly larger office in Building 5
1998 - Bigger office in Building 5
1999 - Office in Building 6

Job 3 (Current job)
1999-2001 - Home Office in Building (House) 7
2002-2003 - Office in Building 8
2004 - Office in Building 9
2005 - Change of Pace Office in Building 9
2006 -2007 - Change of Pace Office in Building 9
2008 - 2009 - Bigger office in Building 9
2010-2012 - Change of roles office in Building 9
2012 (Starting tomorrow or Thursday) - Office in Building 10

There may have been one more office in Job 2, but I honestly don't remember. So in 23 years of work, I've had 18 different work spaces in 10 different buildings, despite holding only 3 jobs. Kind of interesting. Or not. But it's the internet so I can post it if i want.

seclark · 02-28-2012, 12:55 PM

job 1: 1980-1983
desk in computer room in basement of hospital

job 2: 1983-2000
office in company business office bldg.
2000-2006
office moved to shed out in back of office bldg(desk in garage

)
2006-current
offices in 17 different area switch bldgs

sec

kc rush · 02-28-2012, 12:58 PM

Job 1
Sat in bullpen
Sat in another bullpen after building remodel/addition

Job 2
Sat in shared office

Job 3
Sat in reception area building 1
Sat in reception area building 2

Job 4
Sat in private office

Job 5
Sat in bullpen
Sat in another bullpen after expanding to a second floor

Job 6
Sat in shared office
Sat in private office
Sat in cubicle after moving to a new building
Sat in another cubicle after office expansion

Job 7
Sitting in a private office

**Predarat** · 02-28-2012, 01:08 PM

Job 1
2002 - cubicle

Job 2
2003-5 - cubicle
2005-7 - larger more private cubicle after a promotion

Job 3
2008-9 - shared, open desk

Job 4
2009-10 - back to a cubicle

Job 5
2010 to current - semi private office

phisherman · 02-28-2012, 01:14 PM

Job 1
1999 - cubicle

Job 2
2000-2004 - small offices in 5 different buildings

Job 3
2004-2009 - cubicle, then I worked from home

Job 4
2009 - cubicle

Job 5
2010 to present - cubicle

Stewie · 02-28-2012, 01:15 PM

Job 1

Worked in a laboratory - No office, just a bench for paperwork, etc.

Job 2

Laboratory with a desk in the corner.
Private office near the production area.
Private office in the administrative area.

Job 3

Shared a small office. Just enough room for two of us, two desks and all our crap.
Cube farm with tall walls.
Cube farm with short walls.
A cube that's not in a cube farm with tall walls and large enough for two guest chairs.

**Rain Man** · 02-28-2012, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seclark

2000-2006
office moved to shed out in back of office bldg(desk in garage

)

Were you allowed to turn the car ignition off, or did it have to keep running at all times?

Bweb · 02-28-2012, 01:24 PM

Job #1 1994 - shared office
Job #1 1995 - private office

Job #2 1996 - 2008 - Private office

Job #3 2008-2009 - Same company as #2 but upgraded position - new Private office

Job #3 2009 - present - different private office

**loochy** · 02-28-2012, 01:39 PM

2.

Cube farm
Cube farm (cube across the aisle)

**Bugeater** · 02-28-2012, 01:40 PM

Pretty much all the work I've ever done has been out in the field so I haven't really had any designated work space. Although I do have a shop with a desk at my current job so I guess that's the only one.

listopencil · 02-28-2012, 01:47 PM

Way, way too many to count.

tooge · 02-28-2012, 01:50 PM

Thread is flawed. If it was a permanent work space, then everyone would only have one.

**gblowfish** · 02-28-2012, 01:58 PM

Also too many to count. Had a cot in the back room of a bar in college to nap out during the day between classes, worked in radio and tv stations, office bullpens, had my own office with a door but no windows, now I'm in a cube farm, but I have a corner cube with a door and windows, but no real "privacy." My door is always open, except when I leave to go home. If my door is shut, people know I'm gone for the day.

**cdcox** · 02-28-2012, 02:41 PM

1. Part time in HS and college breaks I worked at Macy's on Main in downtown KC. It was an open office space, I and moved from one work station to another depending on my task of the day and which desk was open.

2. Graduate school 1: I had an desk in an office with 2 other students and a lab.

3. First real job I was in a cubicle.

4. Grad school 2: I had an desk in an office with 2 other students and a lab.

5. Still in grad school. Later on I moved out of the basement and had an office up with the faculty, but still shared with a couple other students.

6. Current employer. Office was in the basement with a window overlooking a parking alcove. Office flooded once. I was in there for 17 years.

7. Got an administrative position and got to move up to the 2nd floor. Nicer office with carpet, a better window, and a closet. I love that closet.

8. Got a second administrative position and a second office. Huge, with a conference table, and love seat. My office has seating for 9, although I have never had more than two guests at once. This office is in what used to be a downtown department store, so I guess I have come full circle.

**Rain Man** · 02-28-2012, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdcox

7. Got an administrative position and got to move up to the 2nd floor. Nicer office with carpet, a better window, and a closet. I love that closet.

A closet would be a great feature in any office, but particular an office on a college campus. If you do any lunchtime gym stuff or even jog in, it'd be great to have a closet for a change of clothes.

I'm considering joining a gym near our new office, and if I did I'd have to figure out how to store extra clothes. Alas, I have no closet.

02-28-2012, 12:45 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3018491 VARSITY	How many permanent work spaces have you had? We're about to move offices, and it got me thinking. Counting only full-time jobs you've had since age 18 (i.e, jobs that weren't "temporary" in your mind), how many different work spaces have you had? I started my career in 1986, and I think this is my history. Job 1 1986 - Sat in a bullpen in Office Building 1 1987-1988 - Sat in a bullpen in Office Building 2 1989-1991 - Sat in a four-person cubicle in Building 3 Grad School 1992 - No office Job 2 1993 - Private office in Building 4 1994 - Office in Building 5 1995 - Office with slightly better location in Building 5 1996 - Office with slightly better location in Building 5 1997 - Slightly larger office in Building 5 1998 - Bigger office in Building 5 1999 - Office in Building 6 Job 3 (Current job) 1999-2001 - Home Office in Building (House) 7 2002-2003 - Office in Building 8 2004 - Office in Building 9 2005 - Change of Pace Office in Building 9 2006 -2007 - Change of Pace Office in Building 9 2008 - 2009 - Bigger office in Building 9 2010-2012 - Change of roles office in Building 9 2012 (Starting tomorrow or Thursday) - Office in Building 10 There may have been one more office in Job 2, but I honestly don't remember. So in 23 years of work, I've had 18 different work spaces in 10 different buildings, despite holding only 3 jobs. Kind of interesting. Or not. But it's the internet so I can post it if i want.
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02-28-2012, 12:55 PM	#2
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02-28-2012, 01:08 PM	#4
Predarat Run Chiefs fans, run!! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Casino cash: $9973863	Job 1 2002 - cubicle Job 2 2003-5 - cubicle 2005-7 - larger more private cubicle after a promotion Job 3 2008-9 - shared, open desk Job 4 2009-10 - back to a cubicle Job 5 2010 to current - semi private office
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02-28-2012, 01:14 PM	#5
phisherman King Sandbagger Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Summit, MO Casino cash: $1315484	Job 1 1999 - cubicle Job 2 2000-2004 - small offices in 5 different buildings Job 3 2004-2009 - cubicle, then I worked from home Job 4 2009 - cubicle Job 5 2010 to present - cubicle
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02-28-2012, 01:15 PM	#6
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $1609901	Job 1 Worked in a laboratory - No office, just a bench for paperwork, etc. Job 2 Laboratory with a desk in the corner. Private office near the production area. Private office in the administrative area. Job 3 Shared a small office. Just enough room for two of us, two desks and all our crap. Cube farm with tall walls. Cube farm with short walls. A cube that's not in a cube farm with tall walls and large enough for two guest chairs.
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02-28-2012, 12:58 PM	#3
kc rush Blah Blah Blah Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In front of the computer. Casino cash: $3919559	Job 1 Sat in bullpen Sat in another bullpen after building remodel/addition Job 2 Sat in shared office Job 3 Sat in reception area building 1 Sat in reception area building 2 Job 4 Sat in private office Job 5 Sat in bullpen Sat in another bullpen after expanding to a second floor Job 6 Sat in shared office Sat in private office Sat in cubicle after moving to a new building Sat in another cubicle after office expansion Job 7 Sitting in a private office
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02-28-2012, 01:24 PM	#8
Bweb Dyin ain't much of a livin.. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Land of Red Dirt Casino cash: $9734755	Job #1 1994 - shared office Job #1 1995 - private office Job #2 1996 - 2008 - Private office Job #3 2008-2009 - Same company as #2 but upgraded position - new Private office Job #3 2009 - present - different private office
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02-28-2012, 01:39 PM	#9
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02-28-2012, 01:40 PM	#10
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6232680	Pretty much all the work I've ever done has been out in the field so I haven't really had any designated work space. Although I do have a shop with a desk at my current job so I guess that's the only one.
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02-28-2012, 01:47 PM	#11
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02-28-2012, 01:50 PM	#12
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3714112	Thread is flawed. If it was a permanent work space, then everyone would only have one.
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02-28-2012, 01:58 PM	#13
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17606178 VARSITY	Also too many to count. Had a cot in the back room of a bar in college to nap out during the day between classes, worked in radio and tv stations, office bullpens, had my own office with a door but no windows, now I'm in a cube farm, but I have a corner cube with a door and windows, but no real "privacy." My door is always open, except when I leave to go home. If my door is shut, people know I'm gone for the day.
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02-28-2012, 02:41 PM	#14
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2181769	1. Part time in HS and college breaks I worked at Macy's on Main in downtown KC. It was an open office space, I and moved from one work station to another depending on my task of the day and which desk was open. 2. Graduate school 1: I had an desk in an office with 2 other students and a lab. 3. First real job I was in a cubicle. 4. Grad school 2: I had an desk in an office with 2 other students and a lab. 5. Still in grad school. Later on I moved out of the basement and had an office up with the faculty, but still shared with a couple other students. 6. Current employer. Office was in the basement with a window overlooking a parking alcove. Office flooded once. I was in there for 17 years. 7. Got an administrative position and got to move up to the 2nd floor. Nicer office with carpet, a better window, and a closet. I love that closet. 8. Got a second administrative position and a second office. Huge, with a conference table, and love seat. My office has seating for 9, although I have never had more than two guests at once. This office is in what used to be a downtown department store, so I guess I have come full circle.
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